Set against a background of winterwet streets Pernod in smoky cafes and cheaphotel rooms Marya tries to make something substantial of her life in order towithst... » 

Set against a background of winterwet streets Pernod in smoky cafes and cheaphotel rooms Marya tries to make something substantial of her life in order towithstand the unreality of her surroundings. Alone her Polish husband inprison she is taken up by an English couple who slowly overwhelm her withtheir passions. «